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A summons that relates to any return may not be treated as
a designated summons if a prior summons that relates to
that return was treated as a designated summons for
purposes of this section.

 
B.__"Judicial enforcement period" means, with respect to
any summons, the period that:

 
(1)__Begins on the day on which a court proceeding
with respect to a designated summons is brought; and

 
(2)__Ends on the day on which there is a final
resolution as to the summonsed person's response to
the designated summons.

 
C.__"Period of limitations" means the period of
limitations provided in section 176-B on the making of
assessments or the collection by levy or a proceeding in
court, in respect of any deficiency relating to any taxes
imposed by the State.

 
2.__Issuance of notice of deficiency.__After the mailing of
a notice of deficiency, the running of the period of
limitations is suspended:

 
A.__For the period during which the assessor is prohibited
from making the assessment or from collecting by levy or a
proceeding in court; and

 
B.__If a proceeding in respect of the deficiency is placed
on the docket of any state court, until the decision of
the applicable state court becomes final, and for 60 days
after the effective date of that decision.

 
3.__Corporations.__If a notice in respect of a deficiency in
tax imposed by Part 4 for any taxable year is mailed to a
corporation, the suspension of the running of the period of
limitations provided in subsection 2 applies in the case of
corporations with which that corporation made a consolidated
income tax return for that taxable year.

 
4.__Assets of taxpayer in control or custody of court.__The
period of limitations on collection after assessment is
suspended for the period the assets of the taxpayer are in the
control or custody of the court in any proceeding before any
court of the United States or of any state or of the District
of Columbia, and for 6 months after the release or discharge
of those assets.

 
5.__Taxpayer outside United States.__The running of the
period of limitations on collection after assessment is
suspended for the period during which the taxpayer is outside
the United


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